Hame-clip.



H. W. RAGMAN..

HAME GLIP.

APPLIOATIGN FILED JULY 24,1909.

965,106. Patented July 19, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. HAGMAN, OF .ARGUSVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA.

'HAME-CLIP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WV. IIAGMAN,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 24, 1909.

a farmer, citizen of the United States, rel siding at Argusville, in thecounty of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hame- Clips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hame clips, and one of the principal objectsof the same is to provide a hame clip which can be readily connected toand disconnected from a hame Awithout the use of special tools.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hame clip for theattachment of a hame tug, said clip having a hinged mem- Der connectedthereto so that .it may be readily slipped over the hame for attachmentthereto when the old hame clip has been broken or injured.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a hame clip formetal haines which can be readily connected to the hame by means of ascrew driver and which can be disconnected from the hame and applied toanother hame whenever desired.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hame having my improved clipconnected thereto, said hame being placed in the hame crease of a collarsection, the latter being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation on an enlarged scale of the clip with a section of the hameshown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates an ordinary metalhame section, and 2 is the hame clip provided with a double keyhole slot3 in the outer end thereof for the connection of an ordinary hame tug. Asemi-circular recess 1 is formed in the hame clip to surround anordinary hame. In order to render the clip readily attachable to anddetachable from the hame iron I provide a hinge member 5 pivoted uponthe pin 6 in front of the hame, at a suitable Patented Jul)T 19, 1910.

Serial No. 509,261.

distance from the extremity of the recess 4c so that the end portion ofthe clip 2 will constitute a hame-engaging hook 6, said hinge memberhaving an extended lug 7 provided with a countersunk opening 8 thereinfor the head of a screw 10, said screw passing through the lug 7 andthrough the clip. The hinge member 5 is provided with an oii'set portion9 adjacent to the lug 7 forming a shoulder that bears against or abutsupon the body of the clip interiorly of the recess 4, thus providing astrong and very durable construction. A recess 11 is formed on theunderside of the clip, and a nut 12 is connected to the screw 10 andseated in said recess.

Then an ordinary hame clip has been broken or injured and it is desiredto secure my hame clip to the hame, the old clip is removed, and byswinging outward the hinge portion 5 of my clip, the hame 1 can beplaced in the recess 4. By means of an ordinary screw driver the screw10 can be tightened up with the nut 12 seated in the recess 11.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention provides meansfor readily connecting a hame clip to a hame iron. Usually when the hameclip is broken, the hame section is entirely worthless. By means of myinvention the hame clip is removed and the hame iron saved.

I claim z- A hame clip comprising a body portion having a recess and aterminal hame-engaging hook, and a hinge member pivotally connected withsaid hook and combining with the recessed portion to form anapproximately semi -circular hame engaging opening, said hinge memberbeing provided with a bolt-receiving lug and with an offset portioninteriorly engaging the wall of the recess.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. HAGMAN.

Vitnesses ANDREW NELsoN, CLI-ms.` Foo'rna.

